Woman Beaten, Robbed

DIGEST

DELRAY BEACH -- A woman was beaten severely and robbed on Thursday by a mugger, police said.

Police said Jose Ramos, 58, of Delray Beach was robbed about 8:55 p.m. while inside the garage of her home in the 300 block of Palm Trail, Delray Beach.

A man knocked her to the ground and beat her about the face before escaping on foot with her purse. When police arrived after receiving a 911 call from Ramos` housemate, Ramos was unconscious, She suffered a broken nose and cuts ion her face.

Ramos was taken to Bethesda Memorial Hospital, where she was listed on Friday in satisfactory condition, a nursing supervisor said.